Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVI

[ghostdog]

There are a few old Tigers

Yes. The irony is delicious

 

[fishardansin]

Collingwood look a lit physically stronger than last year. That tall blonde defender, McStay up forward and DeGoey plus Mitchell in the guts. Hill is a huge upgrade on Ginnivan, and Pendlebury shows zero drop off at 35 years of age.

This is a very different team than the one they had last year, because they are actually winning in guts and not reliant upon kamikaze run off the half back line. There were patches of the game after Cameron got injured that Richmond were on top because Richmond took charge in the middle.

Prior to the start of the year the plan to beat Collingwood would be to hurt them the other way as they stream forward. However, now I think the plan is pretty traditional. Beat them in the guts. Get the ball going your direction.

They look pretty good now, but it is a long year and Melbourne and Carlton both have more talent across the park than them. So it is far from a done deal.

Before the year started I thought that Sydney, Geelong, Doggies and Richmond were better than them. However, the cultural genocide that Bevo has done at Doggies is too deep to overcome, new recruits at Richmond don't cover the gap between aging stars and the clutch of draftees from 2 years ago and Geelong is finally falling off the demographic cliff. Not sure about Sydney yet. They have only played the same opposition as us so it is impossible to judge them.

What I do know is, this Collingwood list must win a premiership this year, or next year at the latest or they never will.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Pendlebury shows zero drop off at 35 years of age.

Just a lazy 361 league games for Pendles.

 

[Vindicater]

Collingwood look a lit physically stronger than last year. That tall blonde defender, McStay up forward and DeGoey plus Mitchell in the guts. Hill is a huge upgrade on Ginnivan, and Pendlebury shows zero drop off at 35 years of age.

This is a very different team than the one they had last year, because they are actually winning in guts and not reliant upon kamikaze run off the half back line. There were patches of the game after Cameron got injured that Richmond were on top because Richmond took charge in the middle.

Prior to the start of the year the plan to beat Collingwood would be to hurt them the other way as they stream forward. However, now I think the plan is pretty traditional. Beat them in the guts. Get the ball going your direction.

They look pretty good now, but it is a long year and Melbourne and Carlton both have more talent across the park than them. So it is far from a done deal.

Before the year started I thought that Sydney, Geelong, Doggies and Richmond were better than them. However, the cultural genocide that Bevo has done at Doggies is too deep to overcome, new recruits at Richmond don't cover the gap between aging stars and the clutch of draftees from 2 years ago and Geelong is finally falling off the demographic cliff. Not sure about Sydney yet. They have only played the same opposition as us so it is impossible to judge them.

What I do know is, this Collingwood list must win a premiership this year, or next year at the latest or they never will.

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Yep. Reckon old school Sydney contest of just making it an arm wrestle in the middle will wear them down.

If Mitchell goes down then they lose their grunt again as well.

 

[ghostdog]

Just a lazy 361 league games for Pendles.

Yeah, he's amazing. No doubt.

 

[ghostdog]

Collingwood look a lit physically stronger than last year. That tall blonde defender, McStay up forward and DeGoey plus Mitchell in the guts. Hill is a huge upgrade on Ginnivan, and Pendlebury shows zero drop off at 35 years of age.

This is a very different team than the one they had last year, because they are actually winning in guts and not reliant upon kamikaze run off the half back line. There were patches of the game after Cameron got injured that Richmond were on top because Richmond took charge in the middle.

Prior to the start of the year the plan to beat Collingwood would be to hurt them the other way as they stream forward. However, now I think the plan is pretty traditional. Beat them in the guts. Get the ball going your direction.

They look pretty good now, but it is a long year and Melbourne and Carlton both have more talent across the park than them. So it is far from a done deal.

Before the year started I thought that Sydney, Geelong, Doggies and Richmond were better than them. However, the cultural genocide that Bevo has done at Doggies is too deep to overcome, new recruits at Richmond don't cover the gap between aging stars and the clutch of draftees from 2 years ago and Geelong is finally falling off the demographic cliff. Not sure about Sydney yet. They have only played the same opposition as us so it is impossible to judge them.

What I do know is, this Collingwood list must win a premiership this year, or next year at the latest or they never will.

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Should Caldwell play a tagging role? And even then, on whom?

 

[boncer34]

Just a lazy 361 league games for Pendles.

Should get 400

 

[dank420_]

I honestly could listen to Derm talk footy all day

 

[fairbump_playon]

Just a lazy 361 league games for Pendles.

Looks good for 500 right now

Did you know he used to play basketball?

 

[joey_jo_jo]

I think I hate clarkson more than hawthorne because im enjoying this so far

 

[fairbump_playon]

I think I hate clarkson more than hawthorne because im enjoying this so far

It’s so hard to decide what to feel.

Hate Hawthorn, hate Mitchell, hate Clarkson, feel pity for North.

Perhaps because North have won two it’s better for Hawthorn to win this one.

 

[frodos gardener]

To the Norf board!

 

[boncer34]

To the Norf board!

They've turned very very quickly.

 

[DapperDon]

I honestly could listen to Derm talk footy all day

Usually the same time he needs to get to his point

 

[yodellinhank]

I honestly could listen to Derm talk footy all day

I couldn't, not sure exactly where he lives.

 

[Don Won]

I think I hate clarkson more than hawthorne because im enjoying this so far

Plus it would be great to see the hawks miss out on Harley Reid (on percentage)

 

[BomberFan355]

I tuned in to see Clarko calling “Ballll”

Both these teams are shit.

 

[Seb78]

Lol Norf

 

[BomberFan355]

Clarko did a runner.

 

[VelvetSledge]

lol norf

There goes my theory that the hawks would go through winless

 

[ant555]

It will be interesting to see how Lyon and Clarkson set their teams up v. Collingwood.

Problem there is those teams likely won't have the quality required to win.

The team I think can make life hard for the Pies is Carlton. Throw everything at them at the source and then play a bit of keepings off. Talls who can mark the ball, ahead of it, will be a big help. This is where McKay, Curnow, TDK and even Cripps come in.

The game against Richmond was a bit of a dress rehersal. Problem for Carlton will be the inability to keep up if it looses control of the tempo.

It's hard to see anyone being successful taking the Pies on with the ball pinging around.

Watching today I doubt it will matter how Clarkson sets his team up.

 

[Beerfish]

lol norf

There goes my theory that the hawks would go through winless

Probably one of the few they were capable of. Can still win a few games as well as Harley Reid. Hopefully they get draft sanctions.

 

[jannissary]

Probably one of the few they were capable of. Can still win a few games as well as Harley Reid. Hopefully they get draft sanctions

hopefully they will lol, they’ve looked atrocious in their other game this year

 

[fishardansin]

lol norf

There goes my theory that the hawks would go through winless

Norf having won two games means they can win this one and still get Harley Reid.

 

[fishardansin]

Probably one of the few they were capable of. Can still win a few games as well as Harley Reid. Hopefully they get draft sanctions.

Oh that would be delicious.